Dulles, VA. September 13, 2004 – Encore Networks, a leading developer of integrated converged Virtual Private Network (VPN) security solutions, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Australian satellite broadband operator, NewSat. NewSat will add Encore’s complete line of IP only and IP+Legacy VPN security appliances to their broadband satellite solutions.

NewSat, a wholly owned subsidiary of Multiemedia Ltd. (ASX:MUL.AX), one of Australia’s largest satellite communications companies, offers high-speed, two way (V-SAT) satellite broadband services. NewSat provides next generation video, Internet, VoIP and data communications for organizations throughout the Australasian market whose networking needs have outgrown traditional broadband technologies, such as ADSL, ISDN and cable. NewSat’s customers include Woolworths Department Stores through Airworks Media and the US Department of Defense.

“NewSat has taken the lead in deploying products that can provide end-to-end secure remote access over satellite and terrestrial connections to remote Australian locations,” stated Bill Grant, Encore’s Vice-President of Broadband Network Solutions. “Encore’s site-to-site satellite VPN solutions will be instrumental in NewSat’s ability to continue delivery of bundled broadband VPN solutions.”

Encore Network’s VPN security products, including the BANDIT and the VSR-30 are uniquely versatile IP+Legacy and IP only VPN appliances that provide satellite enterprise data networks support for IP VPNs, stateful inspection firewall, IP routing and QoS, legacy data protocol convergence, and patent-pending Selective Layer Encryption (SLE). With its feature-rich ELIOS operating Systems, Encore Networks help NewSat address their today and tomorrow customers need with a broad range of applications and services that allow them to converge their data applications to broadband IP infrastructure without compromising the security of their data and the level of performance that they get over terrestrial networks.

“Our mission is to open new frontiers for networks in any location, with video, Internet, voice and data communications that make traditional broadband services look dated,” said James Kellett Director of Marketing of NewSat. “Encore’s VPN security solutions insures our quality of service to these locations by providing the only appliance to date with Selective Layer Encryption which guarantees our high, two way throughput.”